Basically, I wasn't a fan of that appointment, and I was definitely losing trust in my doctor.
The shot did not work, and I was in so much pain. I couldn't run anymore without paying dearly for it. Ben heard about a doctor down at the U named Dr. Maak, who was supposed to be awesome with torn labrums, so I made an appointment with him.
The appointment was amazing!!! He took one scan, and diagnosed me with extra bone on the head of my femur and a torn labrum. The extra bone was so bad, that my hip was not able to fully swing in and out of the socket like it was supposed to. I didn't not have range of motion, and every time I used that joint, I had bone smacking bone. I needed surgery, and finally, it was not a question, and I had no doubts.
No THAT is an amazing Orthopedic surgeon. He was nice, funny, informative, experienced, and easily convinced me to get a surgery that I had been putting off for 3 years. It took one appointment with him, and my surgery was scheduled.
Knowing I needed surgery came easy, after talking to Dr. Maak, but it does not mean that I didn't panic every single day leading up to it. I just did not want to have to be held back, and to not be able to run. I was worried about being able to take of my family and my home. I was worried about getting all lazy and fat and out of shape. I was worried about everything.
The day finally came, and the surgery went really well. I was in loads of pain when I woke up, and it took a good 2 hours for them to get it under control. That was pretty terrible. The nurses were awesome, my surgeon kept Ben informed the whole time, the surgery was done 45 minutes earlier than planned, and I was just so amazed with the whole experience. It was not fun, and it was very painful, but the staff at the surgical center was so, so good.
The next few days were hard, as far as pain control. I quickly got sick of the crutches, and having to sleep in one position all night long.
My mom came a few days later, and she ended up staying for two weeks. She absolutely SAVED us! She cooked, she cleaned, she got kids to and from their activities, she helped me get pain meds, get to appointments, she was a listening ear, she was a great friend to have around all day, she was everything we all needed. I would not have survived without her.
I was very surprised with how quickly I was able to get around without crutches. I was off of them by week 2. I had horrific spasms of my hip muscles though, that literally took me to the ground. They were the worst of the worst of the entire experience so far. I still get them every once in a while, and they take me down.
I am now 6 weeks out from surgery. I am doing physical therapy every day along with an hour on the bike. I have been trying and trying to get on the elliptical, but every time I do, I get a hip spasm and it shuts me down. I did, however, make it 25 minutes on the elliptical yesterday. I was absolutely beaming the entire time! I felt like I was on top of the world!
I am healing up exactly as planned, and I am progressing right at where I should be. Dr. Maak says I am doing great too. I just get so frustrated though, because I want to do more than I can. The better I feel, the more I feel like I should be doing, but them my leg freaks out and reminds me that I have to try to take things more slowly. It can be so frustrating, but I keep looking toward being able to not only run pain free for the first time in three years, but to actually walk with full range of motion in my hip for the first time since I can even remember.
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| incision site. (the upper side of my thigh) I had laparoscopic surgery, so I just have three tiny scars now. |
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| drugs baby! |
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| ouch ouch and more ouch!!! |
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| Dr. Maak rocks! |
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| cringe! |
As of right now, I am happy I had the surgery, because I hope that things will be better than ever before. I am not even close to 100%, but at least I can walk, bike, and take care of my family and my home. I will call that a win at the moment!
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